Served as a Sergeant in Company I, 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
Lebanon Boone County, Indiana, Thursday, March 17, 1887
THE HANDY SHOT GUN
A QUARREL OVER A TWENTY DOLLAR ACCOUNT RESULTS IN MURDER
Ira Alexander, and Aged Farmer of Jefferson Township, Shot by Thomas Hartman
The victim Lives Only About an Hour
His Slayer Walked off and Succeeds in Getting Out of the Country
At a late hour Tuesday evening work was brought to this city that a murder had been committed near Dover in Jefferson township. Ira Alexander and Thomas Hartman had been having some dealings with the latter with a shot gun on his shoulder went over to the residence of Alexander, stating that he was going to have a settlement or kill him. The victim had started to his stable to do some feeding and had a basket on his arm, when Hartman fired the whole load of shot striking Alexander in the left side, producing a horrible wound from which the entrails protruded.
William G. Cory and G.O. Hazzelrigg were passing Alexander's house, heard report of gun and saw Hartman going across a field with the gun over his shoulder, and heard hallowing at the house. They went over and found the old man lying in the barn lot, face down. They turned him over and inquired the trouble, and he said Hartman had shot him. He was taken to the house, and lived only about an hour, Hartman went to his father-in-law's told them what he had done, and that they must take care of his family as he was going to leave the country.
Hartman is about thirty years of age and has a wife and one child. He has not heretofore been considered a bad man, but was known to be high tempered at times. Alexander was of rather a quarrelsome disposition at times, but from the evidence taken by the coroner, it is not shown that he was doing anything to cause Hartman to resort to foul means, or was in any way to blame for the trouble. Coroner Bonnel was notified Tuesday night, and went to the scene of the tragedy that night and held an inquest. He returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as detailed above and that Alexander's killing was unjustifiable and was cold blooded murder.
Alexander was about seventy years of age and has lived in Jefferson township for a long while. He was at one time in good circumstances financially, but had lawed about all his property away. He was a brother to Andrew Alexander of Clinton township and John T. Alexander, of this city, both of whom are highly respected and upright men, and have the sympathy of everybody in this sad affair.
The remains of the murdered man will be interred in the old cemetery in this city today. Rich Mountain Post G.A.R. of which he was a member conducting the burial ceremonies.
-- Courtesy of R & Kim Hancock
Lebanon Boone County, Indiana, Thursday, March 17, 1887
THE HANDY SHOT GUN
A QUARREL OVER A TWENTY DOLLAR ACCOUNT RESULTS IN MURDER
Ira Alexander, and Aged Farmer of Jefferson Township, Shot by Thomas Hartman
The victim Lives Only About an Hour
His Slayer Walked off and Succeeds in Getting Out of the Country
At a late hour Tuesday evening work was brought to this city that a murder had been committed near Dover in Jefferson township. Ira Alexander and Thomas Hartman had been having some dealings with the latter with a shot gun on his shoulder went over to the residence of Alexander, stating that he was going to have a settlement or kill him. The victim had started to his stable to do some feeding and had a basket on his arm, when Hartman fired the whole load of shot striking Alexander in the left side, producing a horrible wound from which the entrails protruded.
William G. Cory and G.O. Hazzelrigg were passing Alexander's house, heard report of gun and saw Hartman going across a field with the gun over his shoulder, and heard hallowing at the house. They went over and found the old man lying in the barn lot, face down. They turned him over and inquired the trouble, and he said Hartman had shot him. He was taken to the house, and lived only about an hour, Hartman went to his father-in-law's told them what he had done, and that they must take care of his family as he was going to leave the country.
Hartman is about thirty years of age and has a wife and one child. He has not heretofore been considered a bad man, but was known to be high tempered at times. Alexander was of rather a quarrelsome disposition at times, but from the evidence taken by the coroner, it is not shown that he was doing anything to cause Hartman to resort to foul means, or was in any way to blame for the trouble. Coroner Bonnel was notified Tuesday night, and went to the scene of the tragedy that night and held an inquest. He returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as detailed above and that Alexander's killing was unjustifiable and was cold blooded murder.
Alexander was about seventy years of age and has lived in Jefferson township for a long while. He was at one time in good circumstances financially, but had lawed about all his property away. He was a brother to Andrew Alexander of Clinton township and John T. Alexander, of this city, both of whom are highly respected and upright men, and have the sympathy of everybody in this sad affair.
The remains of the murdered man will be interred in the old cemetery in this city today. Rich Mountain Post G.A.R. of which he was a member conducting the burial ceremonies.
-- Courtesy of R & Kim Hancock
Served as a Sergeant in Company I, 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
Lebanon Boone County, Indiana, Thursday, March 17, 1887
THE HANDY SHOT GUN
A QUARREL OVER A TWENTY DOLLAR ACCOUNT RESULTS IN MURDER
Ira Alexander, and Aged Farmer of Jefferson Township, Shot by Thomas Hartman
The victim Lives Only About an Hour
His Slayer Walked off and Succeeds in Getting Out of the Country
At a late hour Tuesday evening work was brought to this city that a murder had been committed near Dover in Jefferson township. Ira Alexander and Thomas Hartman had been having some dealings with the latter with a shot gun on his shoulder went over to the residence of Alexander, stating that he was going to have a settlement or kill him. The victim had started to his stable to do some feeding and had a basket on his arm, when Hartman fired the whole load of shot striking Alexander in the left side, producing a horrible wound from which the entrails protruded.
William G. Cory and G.O. Hazzelrigg were passing Alexander's house, heard report of gun and saw Hartman going across a field with the gun over his shoulder, and heard hallowing at the house. They went over and found the old man lying in the barn lot, face down. They turned him over and inquired the trouble, and he said Hartman had shot him. He was taken to the house, and lived only about an hour, Hartman went to his father-in-law's told them what he had done, and that they must take care of his family as he was going to leave the country.
Hartman is about thirty years of age and has a wife and one child. He has not heretofore been considered a bad man, but was known to be high tempered at times. Alexander was of rather a quarrelsome disposition at times, but from the evidence taken by the coroner, it is not shown that he was doing anything to cause Hartman to resort to foul means, or was in any way to blame for the trouble. Coroner Bonnel was notified Tuesday night, and went to the scene of the tragedy that night and held an inquest. He returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as detailed above and that Alexander's killing was unjustifiable and was cold blooded murder.
Alexander was about seventy years of age and has lived in Jefferson township for a long while. He was at one time in good circumstances financially, but had lawed about all his property away. He was a brother to Andrew Alexander of Clinton township and John T. Alexander, of this city, both of whom are highly respected and upright men, and have the sympathy of everybody in this sad affair.
The remains of the murdered man will be interred in the old cemetery in this city today. Rich Mountain Post G.A.R. of which he was a member conducting the burial ceremonies.
-- Courtesy of R & Kim Hancock
Lebanon Boone County, Indiana, Thursday, March 17, 1887
THE HANDY SHOT GUN
A QUARREL OVER A TWENTY DOLLAR ACCOUNT RESULTS IN MURDER
Ira Alexander, and Aged Farmer of Jefferson Township, Shot by Thomas Hartman
The victim Lives Only About an Hour
His Slayer Walked off and Succeeds in Getting Out of the Country
At a late hour Tuesday evening work was brought to this city that a murder had been committed near Dover in Jefferson township. Ira Alexander and Thomas Hartman had been having some dealings with the latter with a shot gun on his shoulder went over to the residence of Alexander, stating that he was going to have a settlement or kill him. The victim had started to his stable to do some feeding and had a basket on his arm, when Hartman fired the whole load of shot striking Alexander in the left side, producing a horrible wound from which the entrails protruded.
William G. Cory and G.O. Hazzelrigg were passing Alexander's house, heard report of gun and saw Hartman going across a field with the gun over his shoulder, and heard hallowing at the house. They went over and found the old man lying in the barn lot, face down. They turned him over and inquired the trouble, and he said Hartman had shot him. He was taken to the house, and lived only about an hour, Hartman went to his father-in-law's told them what he had done, and that they must take care of his family as he was going to leave the country.
Hartman is about thirty years of age and has a wife and one child. He has not heretofore been considered a bad man, but was known to be high tempered at times. Alexander was of rather a quarrelsome disposition at times, but from the evidence taken by the coroner, it is not shown that he was doing anything to cause Hartman to resort to foul means, or was in any way to blame for the trouble. Coroner Bonnel was notified Tuesday night, and went to the scene of the tragedy that night and held an inquest. He returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as detailed above and that Alexander's killing was unjustifiable and was cold blooded murder.
Alexander was about seventy years of age and has lived in Jefferson township for a long while. He was at one time in good circumstances financially, but had lawed about all his property away. He was a brother to Andrew Alexander of Clinton township and John T. Alexander, of this city, both of whom are highly respected and upright men, and have the sympathy of everybody in this sad affair.
The remains of the murdered man will be interred in the old cemetery in this city today. Rich Mountain Post G.A.R. of which he was a member conducting the burial ceremonies.
-- Courtesy of R & Kim Hancock
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